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| Full name | George Adam Klein IV | ||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | AK 47, AK, BroskI | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | United States | ||||||||||||
| Born | November 29, 1988 Jackson, Mississippi |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 185 pounds (84 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||
| Stroke(s) | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||
| College team | Auburn University | ||||||||||||
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George "Adam" Klein IV (born November 29, 1988 in Jackson, Mississippi) is an American swimmer. At the 2009 US National Championships and World Championship Trials, Klein placed second to Eric Shanteau in the 200m breaststroke with a time of 2:10.39,[1] earning a place to compete at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome. In Rome, Klein was disqualified from the 200m breaststroke preliminaries.[2] Klein also competed in the 50m breaststroke and placed 50th (out of 148 swimmers in the event).[3]
Klein attends Auburn University and trains under head coach Brett Hawke. Klein is a 2007 graduate of Archbishop Rummel High School in Metairie, Louisiana.